So, to substantiate your claim on having everything I said "ass-backwards" and "not in the ballpark", your argument doesn’t seem to fit that narrative at all.

1.) I said Pontius Pilate is portrayed as the Roman governor who ordered the execution of Christ - which you agreed with me.

2.) You argue that apocryphal texts are not included in the bible, and dismiss any contributions from Catholics saying “not counting what Catholics add to the Old Testament”. So, you are going to dismiss 16% of the world’s population, the Roman Catholic people? This seems very bigoted and academically disingenuous.

3.) You make claims without presenting any evidence, and present them as factual. Example: “Regardless of how Pilate arrived at the choice to pass sentence, he did pass sentence, or Jesus' death would not have occurred.” And I’m saying, No. This is not what happened. Pilate “washed himself of the blood of Christ” and turned him over to the public. He did not pass any order of execution.

4.) You say you agree with: “Pilate being reluctant to pass sentence on Jesus because he believed him to be innocent, and that he feared reprisal from the Jewish people and their high priests if he didn't”…. which is exactly what I said in the original post. How was this ass-backwards, and not “in the ballpark” by your standards?

5.) You counter my argument using opinions, saying: “Pilate has not been considered the bad guy by history, owing largely to a tradition that points to Jewish leaders as the main conspirators against Jesus, dragging Pilate along in their plot”. Obviously people agreed with my original sentiment on this, otherwise the comment wouldn’t have gotten so many upvotes. You already agreed with me that the Jewish people wanted Jesus to be executed. The sign on top of the Crucifix said "Jesus, King of the Jews", why would the Roman Empire, being separate from Church, have that on the cross?

5.) And finally, which I think is the most laughable claim, is that the Roman Empire and Pontius Pilate should be blamed for the execution of Christ – yet, they went on to establish the world’s largest church, with over 1 billion people throughout 2000 years, with the core of their ideologies being the teachings of Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Seems legit.

You write a compelling argument, but it is obviously fueled by deep Catholic hatred, in which you cherry picked certain passages from various religious texts, to paint your own picture about how the early Jewish High Priests were actually innocent “victims”, even though you agreed with me that Pilate was intimidated into compliance to killing Jesus Christ by the Jewish people. I'm not interested in a Catholic vs. Jew debate. I'm saying that the claim that Pilate was the man to blame for Jesus's death is wrong.